moratorium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
New Latin from Late Latin morātōrium, noun use of the neuter of morātōrius (“moratory, delaying”), from Latin moror (“to delay”), from mora (“delay”), from Proto-Indo-European *mere (“to delay, hinder”). See also moratory.
Meanings
- An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
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A suspension of an ongoing activity.
Proponents of an AI moratorium had argued that a patchwork of state and local AI laws is hindering progress in the AI industry and the ability of U.S. firms to compete with China.
2025 July 1, Matt Brown and Matt O'Brien, “Senate strikes AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after uproar from the states”, in AP News:If such a pause cannot be enacted quickly, governments should step in and institute a moratorium.
2023 March 22, “Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter”, in Future of Life Institute:Canada may put a moratorium on cloning for research.
It so happened that at that time the moratorium on the death penalty caused by the Supreme Court decision in the Furman case was still in effect.
1990, Gerhard Falk, Murder, an Analysis of its Forms, Conditions, and Causes, McFarland:
- A period of delay granted to someone, especially an adolescent or young adult, during which they are not yet required to take on adult obligations or make permanent commitments; an extended phase of identity exploration.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moratoriums | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| moratoria | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
interruption · recess · hiatus (suspension of an ongoing activity)
Translations (55)
lv moratorijs (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · ja モラトリアム (period of delay before assuming adult obligations) · hu haladék (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · ar اِسْتِمْهَال (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · cmn 中止 (suspension of an ongoing activity) · ru otsróčka po platežám i finánsovym objazátelʹstvam (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · nl moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity) · be марато́рый (suspension of an ongoing activity) · fr moratoire (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · cs moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity) · uk морато́рій (suspension of an ongoing activity) · be марато́рый (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · fr moratoire (suspension of an ongoing activity) · ko 모라토리엄 (suspension of an ongoing activity) · hu leállítás (suspension of an ongoing activity) · fi kielto (suspension of an ongoing activity) · ko 지불정지 (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · mi auporotanga (suspension of an ongoing activity) · tr sekte (suspension of an ongoing activity) · ja モラトリアム (suspension of an ongoing activity) · da moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity) · it moratoria (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · oc moratòri (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · lv moratorijs (suspension of an ongoing activity) · uk морато́рій (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · es moratoria (suspension of an ongoing activity) · is frestur (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · fi lyhennysvapaus (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · is stöðvun (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · hu moratórium (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · da moratorium (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · hu felfüggesztés (suspension of an ongoing activity) · is greiðslustöðvun (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · ko 지불유예 (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · fi keskeytys (suspension of an ongoing activity) · cmn 停止 (suspension of an ongoing activity) · sk moratórium (suspension of an ongoing activity) · es moratoria (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · ota آرالق (suspension of an ongoing activity) · bg морато́риум (suspension of an ongoing activity) · cmn 暫停 /暂停 (suspension of an ongoing activity) · ja 停止 (suspension of an ongoing activity) · pt moratória (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · sv moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity) · nb moratorium (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · ko 지불연기 (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · ru морато́рий (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · de Moratorium (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · pl moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity) · ru морато́рий (suspension of an ongoing activity) · ca moratòria (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · mk мораториум (suspension of an ongoing activity) · de Moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity) · ja モラトリアム (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) · nb moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity)